Here are my quotes and notes from Season 6, episode 12, Everybody Loves Hugo:
1. The title of this episode Lost, Everybody Loves Hugo, is of course a play on the title of the season 2 episode, Everybody Hates Hugo. This juxtaposition represents the different lives the Oceanic 815 survivors are living in the alternate world.
2. As compared to all the other survivor's, even Sawyer, Hurley's life was the most radically different in the flash sideways. He was no longer unlucky and was beloved by all. Except, he still didn't have a woman to love. So he got his wish of not being cursed, but like all the others, something was still missing in his life.
3. The master of ceremonies at Hurley's Man of the Year ceremony was none other than Pierre Chang. We already knew he worked at a museum and Hurley was being honored for donating money for a new paleontology wing at this museum.
4. While Hurley was at Libby's grave, Illana asked him whose it was. Hurley said, "Libby. We were going to go on our first date but then she was murdered".
4. Michael appeared to Hurley on the Island to tell him to stop his group from blowing up the plane. He said, "I'm here to stop you from getting everyone killed." When Hurley asked how he could do this, Michael said, "People are listening to you now, Hurley".
5. Hurley tried to talk Illana out of her plan. While holding the bag of dynamite she said, "I've been training my whole life for this" then dropped the bag to the ground and it exploded and killed her, reminiscent of Dr. Artz.
6. Libby recognized Hurley. She had the same glimpses of memory that Charlie did when he saw Claire on the plane. This recognition seems to come to some easier than to others. Maybe it is the people that died on the island that have the easier time remembering.
7. Libby is now at the Santa Rosa mental hospital. This is the same hospital that she was previously a patient at the same time as Hurley. But now Hurley has never been there, and it seems that Libby is only there because of her weird Island memories.
8. Desmond seemed very odd during this episode, just as he was at the very end of the last one. Did the electromagnetism do this to him, or is he so calm because he saw his alternate life? It can't be that he was taken by Smokey like Sayid and Claire, because if so, Locke would not have thrown him down the well. When Desmond says "I have no where to run, brotha", Locke unties him. Right before he throws Desmond in the well, he even asks Desmond why he isn't afraid. Desmond says, "What's the point of being afraid?" Before this happened, Desmond and Locke saw the boy in the woods that seems to spook Locke. He appeared older than he did origianlly.
9. Hurley asks Jack to trust him. It was always Jack asking everyone to trust him when he was in charge.
10. While Hurley is depressed from his initial meeting with Libby, Desmond approaches him after he ascertains that Hurley was on flight 815 and hears about what happened with Libby, says, "Did you believe her when she said she knew you? You should try to find out where she knew you from before you give up on her."
11. Ben, talking about what happened to Illana says to the group, "It kind of makes you think. No sooner does she tell you who you are when she blows up. The Island was done with her. Makes me wonder whats going to happen to us when its done with us."
12. To stop the plan of blowing up the plane, Hurley blows up the Black Rock. Richard is furious and says "Why the hell did you do that?". Hurley replies, "I'm protecting you. Michael told me to stop everyone from blowing up the plane." Miles asked Hurley, "Does that happen a lot, dead people yelling at you?" to which Hurley replies, "Dead people are more reliable than live people".
13. Hurley tells the group that they must go and speak to Locke. Richard, Ben and Miles decide not to and leave. Jack, Sun and Frank agree to go with Hurley.
14. Off the Island, Hurley goes to see Libby at Santa Rosa. (There was a picture of the Island on the doctor's wall). She tells him that "memories of another life came rushing back to me, a plane crash, and Island and when I got here (to Santa Rosa) I felt like I was here before. I have a memory of you being here too." Hurley says, "It takes a lot of guts to tell someone that you are from some Bizarro Alternate Universe". He asks her out.
15. Hurley gets Libby out of Santa Rosa with a bribe and takes her to the beach for a picnic (the exact same date they were supposed to have on the Island). Libby even says, "being here is like a date we never had". They kiss and all the memories come rushing back to Hurley. Hurley tells Libby, "I think I'm remembering stuff" and she happily replies, "You mean I'm not crazy". This was one of my favorite scenes. During the kiss and the flashbacks, I got goosebumps. Desmond was watching them from his car and seemed to be thinking, One Down.
16. While walking to meet Locke's group, Hurley's group hears the whispers. Hurley has a realization and finds Michael. Michael confirms that the whispers are the people that died on the Island that can't move on. Big reveal. But then does that mean that when Hurley sees these dead people it really is them and not the Man in Black manipulating him? Michael also tells Hurley, "If you ever see Libby again, tell her I'm very sorry!"
17. Sun still isn't speaking English so she writes a note to Frank saying "Did we make a mistake?" (about following Hurley). When Hurley tells Jack he is having second thoughts, Jack told him that since Juliet died, he gave up being a leader. "It is very hard to have other people tell me what to do, but maybe I'm supposed to let go". Jack is really changing.
18. Locke tells Sawyer and Kate that that to leave the Island they need all of the Oceanic 6 together. When Hurley, Sun, Jack and Frank arrive, Sawyer says his trademark line, "Sonofabitch".
19. Off the Island, Desmond is sitting in a car outside of the school where Ben and Locke work. Ben comes over and asks him what he is doing and he says that he is looking for a school for his son Charlie. Desmond doesn't have a son in this timeline, but he remembers, from his flashbacks, Penny giving birth to Charlie. When Ben walks away, Desmond sees Locke in his wheelchair and runs him down in the car! Why? Could it be that he knows that Locke had to die for them all to get back to the Island in the other timeline? What do you think?
I have no idea which Lost character is being featured next week but I can't wait for this episode, titled The Last Recruit. With only 6 hours of Lost left, every minute counts in this final season.
See also:
Lost 'Across the Sea' Quotes, Questions and Answers!
Lost 'The Candidate' 6.14 Shocks and Quotes
Lost 'The Last Recruit' Quotes and Notes
5 Hours of Lost on Finale Night
